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Book Title: Legal Research Skills: An Australian Law Guide

Authors: The University of Queensland Library; James Cook University Library; University of Southern Queensland Library; Charles Darwin University Library; Southern Cross University Library; Queensland University of Technology Library; Deakin University Library; University of South Australia Library; Edith Cowan University Library; University of Tasmania Library; and The Australian National University Library

Book Description: Updated in 2025, this edition of the guide is designed to support students undertaking Australian legal studies and contribute to the development of research skills in Australian law schools.

An exciting feature of this edition includes a brand new chapter on Legal Research using Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI).

License:
Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial

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This book is a cloned version of Legal Research Skills: An Australian Law Guide: 2024 Edition by The University of Queensland Library, James Cook University Library, University of Southern Queensland Library, Charles Darwin University Library, Southern Cross University Library, Queensland University of Technology Library, Deakin University Library, and University of South Australia Library, published using Pressbooks by The University of Queensland, James Cook University, the University of Southern Queensland, Charles Darwin University, Southern Cross University, Queensland University of Technology, Deakin University and University of South Australia under a CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) license. It may differ from the original.

Authors

The University of Queensland Library; James Cook University Library; University of Southern Queensland Library; Charles Darwin University Library; Southern Cross University Library; Queensland University of Technology Library; Deakin University Library; University of South Australia Library; Edith Cowan University Library; University of Tasmania Library; and The Australian National University Library

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Legal Research Skills: An Australian Law Guide Copyright © 2025 by The University of Queensland, James Cook University, the University of Southern Queensland, Charles Darwin University, Southern Cross University, Queensland University of Technology, Deakin University, University of South Australia, Edith Cowan University, University of Tasmania and The Australian National University is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Subject

Law

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Title
Legal Research Skills: An Australian Law Guide
Authors
The University of Queensland Library; James Cook University Library; University of Southern Queensland Library; Charles Darwin University Library; Southern Cross University Library; Queensland University of Technology Library; Deakin University Library; University of South Australia Library; Edith Cowan University Library; University of Tasmania Library; and The Australian National University Library
License

Icon for the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Legal Research Skills: An Australian Law Guide Copyright © 2025 by The University of Queensland, James Cook University, the University of Southern Queensland, Charles Darwin University, Southern Cross University, Queensland University of Technology, Deakin University, University of South Australia, Edith Cowan University, University of Tasmania and The Australian National University is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

This guide, Legal Research Skills: An Australian Law Guide is an updated adaptation of Legal Research Skills: An Australian Law Guide (2024 Edition).  These guides are an adaptation of Legal Research Essentials , used under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 licence. Legal Research Skills: An Australian Law Guide is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 Licence.

This guide was first published in 2025 via a collaboration between staff at the following Universities:

  • The University of Queensland
  • James Cook University
  • The University of Southern Queensland
  • Charles Darwin University
  • Southern Cross University
  • Queensland University of Technology
  • Deakin University
  • University of South Australia
  • Edith Cowan University
  • University of Tasmania
  • The Australian National University.

This guide was published using the Council of Australian University Librarians Open Educational Resources Collective Pressbooks platform. The online version is available at Legal Research Skills: An Australian Law Guide

Disclaimer: Note that corporate logos and branding are specifically excluded from the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial Licence of this work, and may not be reproduced under any circumstances without the express written permission of the copyright holders.

eISBN: 978-1-923389-03-8

DOI: https://doi.org/10.25120/afz3-dvvr

Cover design credit: Annette Messell, Amber Swayn and Rani McLennan

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Legal Research Skills: An Australian Law Guide by the University of Queensland, James Cook University, the University of Southern Queensland, Charles Darwin University, Southern Cross University, Queensland University of Technology, Deakin University, University of South Australia, Edith Cowan University, University of Tasmania and The Australian National University is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Licence.

Primary Subject
Law
Additional Subject(s)
Primary sources of law, Sources of law: case law, precedent, Sources of law: legislation
Publisher
The University of Queensland, James Cook University, the University of Southern Queensland, Charles Darwin University, Southern Cross University, Queensland University of Technology, Deakin University, University of South Australia, Edith Cowan University, University of Tasmania, and The Australian National University
Publication Date
January 15, 2025
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25120/afz3-dvvr
Ebook ISBN
978-1-923389-03-8